TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1914, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PER FEESS ASSOCIATION.]

THE RAILWAY SMASH. THE REASON;

Auckland, This Immediately after the railwH accident at Whangamarino H number of railway officials passengers proceeded to tile building in which the signal levers were housed. They found the lever in a position to display a red light for danger, but the home signal was 200 yards distant, and the fog was sufficiently dense to make it impossible ffl the porter who operated the to see what light was showiß from the station plaiform. having noted that the lever stofl correctly set xor danger, and vH still locked with the patent lo(H the party proceeded to the sigrH and found the green light dH played instead of tlie red. night was very cold, and it sumed that the wires and caused the wrong signal hoisted, as was the case in Temora ("New South Wales) raH way smash two months ago. The Coroner's inquest on bodies of the three victims of railway disaster has opened. evidence of identification was ken. The inquests stands jo.urned until to-morrow A SAD END. ■ Auckland, This Herbert Lockwood, aged ty, arrested last night on a of drunkenness, was being ed to the hospital later, but in a supposed fit while being veyed in an ambulance. wood was a remittance man straitened circumstances. had a return railway-ticket Taumarunui. "CODLIN" ONLY. ■ Nelson, This A conference at Aiotueka lect a lieforni candidate was tended by forty-two 'They represented all parts electorate. Six candidates agreed to abide by the the meeting. After three [deliberation It. P." Hudson, si.df«nt of the New Zealand s ; A •> The con.-"red unique iu tl|p itA'y' ui ihe dominion. OBITUARY. H Oamaru, This Obituary—W. C. aged sixty (local manager of National Bank) after a brief ness. Deceased was a popi^^J COUNTY COUNCIL Hokitika, This After a three days' hearing' a one day's visit to a the county, the Assessment to-dap ruled against the County Council in respect objections lodged against number of valuations made Valuation Department, the held that the valuation had fairly carried out and was equitable, and that the had its remedies in the rating. Mr Murdoch, counsel for county, asked for leave to 011 a point of law: i.e., court had not arrived at a sion in accordance with the tory direction as affecting selling values, and quoted Duthie, Valuer-General. The court refused leave to^^H